{"id":134,"date":"2021-01-29T09:50:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T09:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/enuapplyscience\/?p=134"},"modified":"2021-01-29T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T09:56:10","slug":"investigating-new-types-of-engagement-response%e2%80%afand%e2%80%afcontact-technology%e2%80%afin-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/enuapplyscience\/2021\/01\/29\/investigating-new-types-of-engagement-response%e2%80%afand%e2%80%afcontact-technology%e2%80%afin-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response\u202f And\u202fContact Technology\u202f in Policing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Caption: The public is increasingly likely to encounter police in ways that are &#8216;technologically-mediated&#8217;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0A major new research project will examine how police-public engagement is\u00a0being changed\u00a0by the use\u00a0of\u00a0new technologies.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over recent years, the ways in which members of the public can contact the police have undergone s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ignificant changes.\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a result, the public is increasingly likely to encounter police<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in ways that are &#8216;technologically-mediated&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">new<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0communication technolo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">gies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0such as online reporting of crimes and answering of queries, body worn video cameras, mobile data terminals, and the use of social media accounts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr Liz Aston, Associate Professor of Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University and Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), is to be the Principal Investigator leading an \u00a3862,000 E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">conomic and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ocial\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">esearch\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ouncil (ESRC)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">-funded programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0explore<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> experiences and understanding of such <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">technologically<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ediated<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">contact<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ver the next three years,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">INTERACT\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">estigating N<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ew\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Types of E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ngage<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ment, R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">esponse\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">And Contact Technology \u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0will\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">consider<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the perspective<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of both\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">police and public<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The study will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0consider\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ways in which the police can and should design their systems to better reflect people&#8217;s needs and expectations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:235}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:235}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">We aim to shape policy and practice, with a view to improving service provision<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u201d says Dr Aston<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0She<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0will be working with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Dr Helen Wells from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Keele<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">University, Dr Megan O&#8217;Neill of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dundee<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0University, and Prof Ben Bradford at U<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">niversity College London<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(UCL)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">; as well as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">new Research<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">funded by the ESRC,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">who will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0be based at Edinburgh Napier<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Keele<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and UCL<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">W<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e will be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0working closely with three police forces, and with various communities in each, as well as with national policing organisations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:235}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:235}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">INTERACT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0represents a significant opportunity to impact the landscape of policing policy and practice nationally and internationally<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ur findings\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">should<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">directly and positively influence what the police do, and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0what the public are able to do to access police services,\u201d adds Dr Aston.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the UK, the National Police Chiefs&#8217; Council believe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">public\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">expects policing to join other services<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0&#8216;online&#8217;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, but while<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0attention is being paid to what techn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ology can do,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for the police<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in particular<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the public side of this encounter has barely been considered.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cOnline reporting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">may appeal to some people, or be particularly useful for some crime types,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the team\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">explains<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">but we do not know enough about how people experience these types of interactions to be confident that they will be of benefit to everyone, in all circumstances.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">We also do not know if and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0how these developments might affect the way people feel ab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">out the police and what they<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0do<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">We know that when people interact with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">officers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0they come to conclusions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">about the trustworthiness and legitimacy of police<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. But this knowledge is based on research which assumes that most or all contact\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">between the public and police\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">happens face-to-face, as it has done for decades. Given that this situation is changing, it is important that we reconsider our theories of public trust and police legitimacy, and if they are both fit for purpose in the current environment and are future-proof against new developments.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0will also consider what it means for the police to be &#8216;visible&#8217; and &#8216;accessible&#8217; in a digital age and assess how the public feel about the different ways the police can be seen and contacted.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using a variety of methods our research will develop understandings of police legitimacy in changing times<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and allow us to recommend ways for the police to stay legitimate in the eyes of the public in the 21st century.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">For further information please contact:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:l.aston@napier.ac.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">l.aston@napier.ac.uk<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-113\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/enuapplyscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/09\/Liz-Aston-Hi-Res-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Liz Aston\" width=\"200\" 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